Meyerbeer’s ‘Le Prophète’ from 1849 sounds like it’s ripped-from-the-headlines at Bard SummerScape

ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. – A demagogue and religious fanatics impose a theocracy. What sounds like a ripped-from-the-headlines 21st century story was portrayed by Giacomo Meyerbeer 175 years ago in “Le Prophète” and brought back in a compelling production by Bard’s SummerScape festival. A success at Paris’ Salle Le Peletier in 1849, “Le Prophète” became a world-wide … Read more

Vice President Kamala Harris heading back to Houston for three different events Wednesday and Thursday

HOUSTON — Vice President Kamala Harris will be back in Houston for the second time in just over a week for three different events between Wednesday and Thursday. The vice president, who is the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, will be back in town Wednesday afternoon for a private campaign event before making her way … Read more

Vice President Kamala Harris returns to Houston for three different events Wednesday and Thursday

HOUSTON — Vice President Kamala Harris will be back in Houston for the second time in just over a week for three different events between Wednesday and Thursday. The vice president, who is the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, will be back in town Wednesday afternoon for a private campaign event before making her way … Read more